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Honeybee

by Medana Oltean

28 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated; catalogue #05-1470; ISBN 1-4120-6559-3; US$15.99, C$18.39, EUR13.13, £9.19

A delightful allegorical tale of self-discovery written in rhyming couplets. The beautiful princess Bianca who fails to see beauty and worthiness in the lowly is turned into a bee.

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About the Book

Honeybee is a delightful allegorical tale of self discovery written in rhyming couplets. Springing out of the love of children, the story comes from wherever stories come on the wings of dream. The message is vibrantly alert and gently awakening, yet the tone and manner set the narrative in the fantastic world of fairies that closely borders the rocking lullaby.

The story of a girl who takes steps below to better see above is the story of all who take a look at the world through the looking glass. Failing to see worthiness in the lowly, the lofty princess Bianca is condemned by a Fay to turn into a worker bee. Yet what seems to be a terrible punishment opens up the world as she has never seen it before.

Beyond the serious scope of a moralizing story, Honeybee is sure to offer children of all ages through the beauty of its pictorial contents and structure reasons to turn to its pages over and over again.

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About the Author

Medana Oltean was born in Romania on May 16th 1980 and studied Foreign Languages at the Spiru Haret University in Bucharest. Whilst writing independently, she takes jobs that allow her to travel to some of the most amazing places all over the world. This is how she came to live in the US for the past year (2005) and got the chance to publish for the first time. She likes spending time outdoors, writes songs, is fascinated by the ocean and loves the most innocent creatures, children and animals.

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